Example sentences of "can [be] taken [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus if the data satisfy the restrictions implied by equations ( 3.14 ) and ( 3.16 ) it can be taken as support for the rational expectations model of consumption : the observationally equivalent non-rational expectations model is ruled out on theoretical grounds . |
| 2 | Erm the total on the savings side should be two point four three that is the erm the sheet that we have received this morning is correct and lastly I think number six so those points can be taken on board Mr Chairman I will start . |
| 3 | The advantage of the new representative action is that action can be taken on behalf of the body of investors , large and small , at the expense of the S.I.B . |
| 4 | Facilities include 3 tennis courts ( payable locally ) , sunbathing lawns and a large terrace where light meals or snacks can be taken at lunchtime . |
| 5 | Vocational modules can be taken at home or abroad by both Scottish students and their European Community partners in an exchange project . |
| 6 | But he is careful to stress that none of the ‘ evidence ’ produced during hypnosis can be taken at face value . |
| 7 | The samples go back over 30 000 years , and they show that after being constant for most of that time the methane concentration began to increase in 1580 ( Geophysical Research Letters , vol 9. p 1221 ) At the end of the 16th century , the methane concentration began increasing at a rate of 0.114 ppmv per century ( parts per million by volume ) and around 1915 the rate accelerated to the present figure of 2.5 ppmv per century — if the data can be taken at face value . |
| 8 | All dates conforming to this chronology , which are invariably written in European numerals , can be taken at face value . |
| 9 | Indeed , it would bode ill for our political system if we mistrusted our state organisations , and if the courts approached the results of police investigations with the assumption that nothing can be taken at face value . |
| 10 | If claimed , and provided the transfer is made pursuant to an order of the court , advantage can be taken of Sched 4 , Abatement 2(i) of the Order reducing the fee to one fifth with a minimum fee of £40 . |
| 11 | The same advantage can be taken of star clusters like the Pleiades and the Hyades : their component stars were born from the same gas clouds and must therefore be at the same distance from us . |
| 12 | We discussed in Report 11 the way this can be taken to excess by those teachers who couch the majority of their utterances in the form of questions , even when statements or instructions are more appropriate , and how such questioning can then become further debased by being low-level or closed . |
| 13 | A small specimen of tissue can be taken for examination through a biopsy channel . |
| 14 | Gonorrhoea can not be excluded in the female unless the rectum has been examined , and for this purpose a proctoscope , somewhat smaller than the vaginal speculum , is passed into the rectum so that samples can be taken for microscopy and culture . |
| 15 | A soft approach can be taken with management on job security , benefits-in-kind , salaries , golden handshakes and so on . |
| 16 | Most knitters make their samples in standard smooth four ply yarn so that the tension can be taken with ease and the pattern shows up well . |
| 17 | There are basically two positions that can be taken with respect to this irrevocable split between theory and practice : either Marxism has been shown to be not true , or the Marxism of Stalinist Russia was not proper Marxism . |
| 18 | One has only to think of the variety of positions that can be taken with respect to qualitative and quantitative research . |
| 19 | But how much alcohol can be taken without risk to health ? |
| 20 | They do n't make you drowsy , can be taken during pregnancy and are safe for children too . |
| 21 | That interest should , as Fortune points out , give more weight to the customer service issue , as well as keeping senior managers in touch with customer thinking so it can be taken into consideration when formulating company strategy . |
| 22 | But there are other less obvious savings which can be taken into account if you are prepared to write a few letters and fill out a form or two . |
| 23 | Increased efficiency can be taken into account . |
| 24 | Any deviation from this in practice would be taken as a constraint , the analysis having revealed where such constraints are necessary so they can be taken into account when carrying out the audit . |
| 25 | For example , a choice of timbers is available , through-neck or bolt-on types of construction , even individual neck radius preferences can be taken into account , and the ability to incorporate any electronic requirements has already been mentioned . |
| 26 | With this information it will be possible to calculate the manpower effect on staff availability and workload which can be taken into account when organising annual leave . |
| 27 | That symbolism can be taken into account in assessing the ‘ threatening , abusive or insulting ’ quality of what is being done . |
| 28 | the likelihood of divorce can be taken into account when assessing damages for dependency . |
| 29 | outlining the proposals for development and how our views can be taken into account in the planning process . |
| 30 | By studying the project as it takes place , the lessons learned in the earlier stages can be taken into account in planning the later stages . |